After the amazing gaming year that was 2017, many wondered how well 2018 would turn out. Fortunately for everyone, it has been great. The first half of the year has yielded a wealth of fantastic games, and there’s more on the horizon. Upcoming games for the rest of this 2018 include slew of hotly anticipated new games, like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Red Dead Redemption 2, Spider-Man, and a whole lot more. To help you keep track of all the games coming out and what has already released, we’ve compiled a list of all the noteworthy release dates for the biggest ones confirmed to come out in 2018 so far.

Game release dates change all the time and new ones arrive every month. Be sure to bookmark this page, as we’ll be updating this article with more release dates or any potential changes to any of the dates below. And if you’re eager to figure out the release dates from games next year, you can also reference our feature on the game release dates of 2019.

January

Game

Platform

Release Date

The Escapists 2

Switch

January 11

Forged Battalion

PC

January 16

Kerbal Space Program: Enhanced Edition

PS4, Xbox One

January 16

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

PS4, PC

January 16

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory

PS4, Vita

January 19

Kirby Battle Royale

3DS

January 19

Iconoclasts

PS4, Vita

January 23

Lost Sphear

PS4, Switch, PC

January 23

OK KO: Let’s Play Heroes

PS4, Xbox One, PC

January 23

The Inpatient

PSVR

January 23

My Time at Portia

PC

January 23

Velocity 2X: Critical Mass Edition

PS4, Vita

January 23

Celeste

PS4, Switch, PC

January 25

Dust and Salt

PC

January 25

Dragon Ball FighterZ

PS4, Xbox One, PC

January 26

Monster Hunter World

PS4, Xbox One

January 26

Railway Empire

PC

January 26

Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT

PS4

January 30

Railway Empire

PS4, Xbox One

January 30

February

Game

Platform

Release Date

Batallion 1944 (Early Access)

PC

February 1

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

PC

February 1

Night in the Woods

Switch

February 1

SteamWorld Dig

Switch

February 1

EA Sports UFC 3

PS4, Xbox One

February 2

Shadow of the Colossus

PS4

February 6

Civilization VI: Rise and Fall (Expansion)

PC

February 8

Dragon Quest Builders

Switch

February 9

The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia

PS4

February 9

Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[st]

PS4, PS3, Vita

February 9

Crossing Souls

PS4, PC

February 13

Dynasty Warriors 9

PS4, Xbox One, PC

February 13

The Fall 2: Unbound

PS4, Xbox One, PC

February 13

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

PS4, Xbox One, PC

February 13

Owlboy

Switch

February 13

The Longest Five Minutes

Switch, Vita, PC

February 13

Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

February 13

Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology

3DS

February 13

Secret of Mana

PS4, PS Vita, PC

February 15

Bayonetta + Bayonetta 2

Switch

February 16

Fe

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

February 16

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition

PC

February 20

Metal Gear Survive

PS4, Xbox One, PC

February 20

Xenon Valkyrie+

Xbox One

February 20

Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus

Switch

February 22

Stellaris: Apocalypse

PC

February 22

Past Cure

PS4, Xbox One, PC

February 23

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet

PS4, Xbox One, PC

February 23

Yume Nikki: Dream Diary

PC

February 23

Gravel

Xbox One

February 26

De Blob 2

PS4, Xbox One

February 27

Immortal Redneck

Xbox One

February 27

Payday 2

Switch

February 27

Riftstar Raiders

Xbox One

February 27

March

Bravo Team

PSVR

March 6

Final Fantasy XV: Royal Edition

PS4, Xbox One, PC

March 6

Frantics

PS4

March 6

Scribblenauts Showdown

PS4, Xbox One, Switch

March 6

Fear Effect Sedna

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

March 6

Devil May Cry HD Collection

PS4, Xbox One, PC

March 13

Golem

PSVR

March 13

Pure Farming 2018

PS4, Xbox One, PC

March 13

Burnout Paradise Remastered

PS4, Xbox One, PC

March 13

Kirby Star Allies

Switch

March 16

Assassin’s Creed Rogue: Remastered

PS4, Xbox One

March 20

Attack on Titan 2

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

March 20

Sea of Thieves

Xbox One, PC

March 20

Titan Quest

PS4, Xbox One

March 20

A Way Out

PS4, Xbox One, PC

March 23

Detective Pikachu

3DS

March 23

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

PS4, PC

March 23

Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings

PS4, PC, Switch

March 27

Far Cry 5

PS4, Xbox One, PC

March 27

MLB The Show 18

PS4

March 27

Outlast 2

Switch

March 27

Agony

PS4, Xbox One, PC

March 30

April

Game

Platform

Release Date

Extinction

PS4, Xbox One, PC

April 10

Owlboy

PS4, Xbox One

April 10

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

Xbox One

April 11

Wild Guns Reloaded

Switch

April 17

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

PS4

April 17

Metal Max Xeno

PS4, Vita

April 19

God of War

PS4

April 20

Nintendo Labo Variety Kit

Switch

April 20

Nintendo Labo Robot Kit

Switch

April 20

Frostpunk

PC

April 24

South Park: The Fractured But Whole

Switch

April 24

May

Game

Platform

Release Date

Super Mega Baseball 2

PS4, Xbox One, PC

May 1

Killing Floor: Incursion

PSVR

May 1

Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia

PC

May 3

City of Brass

PS4, Xbox One, PC

May 4

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Switch

May 4

AO International Tennis (originally AU, NZ only)

PS4, Xbox One, PC

May 8

Conan Exiles

PS4, Xbox One, PC

May 8

Destiny 2: Warmind

PS4, Xbox One, PC

May 8

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

PC

May 8

Raging Justice

Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC

May 8

Tacoma (first released on Xbox One, PC)

PS4

May 8

Immortal Redneck

Switch

May 10

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3

Switch

May 11

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr

PS4, Xbox One, PC

May 11

Battle Chasers: Nightwar

Switch

May 15

Dragon’s Crown Pro

PS4

May 15

Horizon Chase Turbo

PS4, PC

May 15

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time

PS4, PC

May 15

Omensight

PS4, PC

May 15

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

3DS

May 15

Far: Lone Sails

PC

May 17

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

Switch

May 18

Little Nightmares: Complete Edition

Switch

May 18

State of Decay 2 (Ultimate Edition)

Xbox One, PC

May 18

Ancestors Legacy

Xbox One, PC

May 22

Mega Man Legacy Collection

Switch

May 22

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2

Switch

May 22

Runner3

Switch, PC

May 22

Space Hulk: Deathwing – Enhanced Edition

PS4, PC

May 22

State of Decay 2 (Standard Edition)

Xbox One, PC

May 22

Tennis World Tour

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

May 22

Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers

3DS

May 24

Dark Souls Remastered

PS4, Xbox One, PC

May 25

Detroit: Become Human

PS4

May 25

Agony

PS4, Xbox One, PC

May 29

Everspace

PS4

May 29

Legend of Kay Anniversary

Switch

May 29

Sega Mega Drive Classics

PS4, Xbox One

May 29

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

May 29

June

Game

Platform

Release Date

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

PS4, PC, Switch

June 5

The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset

PS4, Xbox One, PC

June 5

Onrush

PS4, Xbox One

June 5

Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

June 5

Vampyr

PS4, Xbox One, PC

June 5

MotoGP 18

PS4, Xbox One, PC

June 7

Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido

Switch, 3DS

June 8

Unravel Two

PS4, Xbox One, PC

June 9

Fallout Shelter

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

June 10

Jurassic World Evolution (Digital)

PS4, Xbox One, PC

June 12

Fortnite: Battle Royale

Switch

June 12

Hollow Knight

Switch

June 12

Moss (Physical)

PS4

June 12

Super Bomberman R

PS4, Xbox One, PC

June 12

LEGO The Incredibles

Xbox One, PS4, Switch, PC

June 15

The Lost Child

PS4, PS Vita

June 19

Mario Tennis Aces

Switch

June 22

New Gundam Breaker

PS4, PC

June 22

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

PS4, Xbox One, PC

June 26

Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy

Xbox One, PC, Switch

June 26

De Blob Remastered

Switch

June 26

Far Cry 3 Classic Edition

PS4, Xbox One

June 26

Lumines Remastered

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

June 26

Nier: Automata Become As Gods Edition

Xbox One

June 26

The Crew 2

PS4, Xbox One, PC

June 29

MXGP Pro

PS4, Xbox One, PC

June 29

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Switch

June 29

July

Game

Platform

Release Date

Jurassic World Evolution (Physical)

Xbox One, PS4, PC

July 3

Red Faction: Guerrilla Remastered

PS4, Xbox One, PC

July 3

Mushroom Wars 2

Switch

July 5

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr

PS4, Xbox One

July 5

Shining Resonance Refrain

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

July 10

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Switch, 3DS

July 13

Earthfall

PS4, Xbox One, PC

July 13

Octopath Traveler

Switch

July 13

Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion

PS4, Xbox One, PC

July 17

Sonic Mania Plus

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

July 17

Mega Man X Collection 1+2

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

July 24

No Man’s Sky

Xbox One

July 24

The Banner Saga 3

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Mac

July 24

Hello Neighbor

PS4, Switch, iOS, Android

July 27

Chasm

PS4, Xbox One, PC

July 31

Code of Princess EX

Switch

July 31

Titan Quest

Switch

July 31

August

Game

Platform

Release Date

Yakuza 0

PC

August 1

WarioWare Gold

3DS

August 3

Dead Cells

PS4, Xbox One, PC Switch

August 7

Flipping Death

PS4, Xbox One, PC Switch

August 7

Overcooked 2

PS4, Xbox One, PC Switch

August 7

Monster Hunter World

PC

August 9

Okami HD

Switch

August 9

Madden NFL 19

PS4, Sbox One, PC

August 10

We Happy Few

PS4, Xbox One, PC

August 10

Death’s Gambit

PS4, PC

August 10

The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 1

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

August 14

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth

PC

August 14

Guacamelee! 2

PS4

August 21

Shenmue I & II

PS4, Xbox One, PC

August 21

Gone Home

Switch

August 23

F1 2018

PS4, Xbox One, PC

August 24

Little Dragons Cafe

PS4, Switch

August 24

Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition

Switch

August 24

Blade Strangers

PS4, Switch, PC

August 28

Donut County

PS4, PC, iOS

August 28

Into the Breach

Switch

August 28

Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

Switch

August 28

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019

PS4, Xbox One, PC

August 28

Yakuza Kiwami 2

PS4

August 28

The Messenger

Switch, PC

August 30

Two Point Hospital

PC

August 30

Divinity: Original Sin 2

PS4, Xbox One

August 31

Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker

PS4, Xbox One, PC

August 31

Wasteland 2

Switch

August TBA 2018

September

Game

Platform

Release Date

Destiny 2 Forsaken DLC

PS4, Xbox One, PC

September 4

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

PS4

September 4

Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds

Xbox One

September 4

Immortal: Unchained

PS4, Xbox One, PC

September 7

NBA Live 19

PS4, Xbox One

September 7

SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy

PS4, Switch

September 7

Spider-Man

PS4

September 7

Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corp and White Dog Squad

3DS

September 7

NBA 2K19

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

September 11

Bastion

Switch

September 13

Cities: Skylines

Switch

September 13

Wasteland 2: Directors Cut

Switch

September 13

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

PS4, Xbox One, PC

September 14

Light Fingers

Switch

September 14

Blind

PSVR

September 18

Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna The Golden Country DLC

Switch

September 21

Valkyria Chronicles 4

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

September 25

The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 2

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

September 25

Life Is Strange 2 — Episode 1

PS4, Xbox One, PC

September 27

Towerfall

Switch

September 27

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Switch

September 28

FIFA 19

PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Switch, PC

September 28

October

Game

Platform

Release Date

Forza Horizon 4

Xbox One, PC

October 2

Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise

PS4

October 2

Mega Man 11

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

October 2

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

PS4, Xbox One, PC

October 5

Super Mario Party

Switch

October 5

Disgaea 1 Complete

PS4, Switch

October 9

WWE 2K19

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

October 9

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

PS4, Xbox One, PC

October 12

The World Ends with You: Final Remix

Switch

October 12

Lego DC Super Villains

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

October 16

Starlink: Battle for Atlas

PS4, Xbox One, Switch

October 16

Warriors Orochi 4

PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC

October 16

Syberia 3

Switch

October 18

Dark Souls Remastered

Switch

October 19

Soulcalibur VI

PS4, Xbox One, PC

October 19

Just Dance 2019

PS4, Xbox One, Switch

October 23

My Hero One’s Justice

PS4, Switch

October 26

Red Dead Redemption 2

PS4, Xbox One

October 26

November

Game

Platform

Release Date

The Quiet Man

PS4, PC

November 1

Overkill’s The Walking Dead

PS4, Xbox One, PC

November 6

The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 3

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

November 6

World of Final Fantasy Maxima

Xbox One, Switch

November 6

Ride 3

PS4, Xbox One, PC

November 8

Hitman 2

PS4, Xbox One, PC

November 13

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection

Switch

November 13

Spyro Reignited Trilogy

PS4, Xbox One

November 13

Fallout 76

PS4, Xbox One, PC

November 14

Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu/Let’s Go Eevee

Switch

November 16

Battlefield V

PS4, Xbox One, PC

November 20

Warframe

Switch

November 20

Wreckfest

PS4, Xbox One

November 20

Darksiders 3

PS4, Xbox One, PC

November 27

Artifact

PC

November 28

December

Game

Platform

Release Date

Just Cause 4

PS4, Xbox One, PC

December 4

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

December 4

Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight

PS4, PSVita

December 4

Persona 4: Dancing All Night

PS4

December 4

Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight

PS4, PSVita

December 4

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Switch

December 7

Dragon Marked for Death

Switch

December 13

The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 4

PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch

December 18

Big Games Confirmed for 2018

Below you can find a list of the biggest games that don’t have explicit release dates but are confirmed to release sometime this year. There are also games listed that we expect to launch in 2018. We’ll be moving each of these games into the release date sections above as soon as official dates are announced.